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Having a home that’s well insulated helps keep colder air out during winter and hotter air out during summer. This helps your Broken Arrow home feel more comfortable overall. Having enough insulation can also help prevent moisture damage and keep pests out of your home. How can you tell if your home has solid insulation? The following signs can indicate that your home could use more insulation.
Increasing Energy Bills
Have you noticed that your energy bills keep going up, especially when you heat your home in winter or run your air conditioning in summer? Energy bills that are higher than usual might mean that your home doesn’t have solid insulation. With enough insulation, your HVAC system doesn’t have to use as much energy to cool or heat your home. Insulation helps prevent air leaks from occurring, leading to a warmer home in winter and a cooler home in summer without constantly running your HVAC system.
Cold or Hot Rooms
When a certain room or area of your home always seems colder in winter and hotter in summer, you might need to add insulation. You might notice this more in rooms that are under a poorly insulated attic or over your garage. Adding insulation helps prevent hot attic air from heating up these areas in summer or cold outdoor air from cooling them down too much in winter.
Damp or Cold Walls, Ceilings, and Floors
When walls, ceilings, or floors in your home feel cold to the touch during winter, this can indicate that you need more insulation. These surfaces might also feel damp when you touch them, since more moisture can get into your home when it doesn’t have enough insulation.
Attic Leaks
Water leaks in your attic might mean that you have an insulation problem. Adding insulation to this part of your home should help keep water and moisture out of your attic.
If you need solid insulation in your Broken Arrow home, please contact Air Assurance. Our team can help you determine if your home has solid insulation and add more if it's needed.